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ceevee5 · 10 months
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Saw this in the Guardian today. Aberdyfi is one of the more relaxing places in Britain. Crabbing off its small pier. Sand dunes. Mini golf. A resort hotel 15 min walk north of town where you can take Welsh afternoon tea. “Mmmmmm. Bara brith.” - Homer Simpson
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petecarr · 2 years
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4 days in #Aberdyfi in North Wales. It’s lovely spending time somewhere new with quiet beach and mountain walks. No-one staring at me and judging me. Just me, my wife, the view and whatever anxiety my brain cooks up on it’s own. Almost a relaxing getaway. (at Aberdovey, Gwynedd) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfEZ5LUMvWj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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welshbrummytoad · 5 months
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unsubconscious · 6 months
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Rob Pointon, Glowing Waters, Aberdyfi Sunrise, 2023 Oil on board, 30 x 40cm
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evermore-grimoire · 1 year
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The Evermore Grimoire: Celtic Mythology
Ceridwen was the goddess of rebirth, transformation and inspiration in Celtic Mythology. She was also a powerful Welsh sorceress who had a great cauldron (The Awen) of poetic inspiration, which was one of her main symbols, that she used to create potions, including the ability to imbue wisdom, beauty, and prophecy. In one story a potion mixture had to be boiled for a year and a day. She set Morda, a blind man, to tend the fire beneath the cauldron, while Gwion Bach, a young boy, stirred the concoction. The first three drops of liquid from this potion gave wisdom; the rest was a fatal poison. Three hot drops spilled onto Gwion's thumb as he stirred, burning him. He instinctively put his thumb in his mouth, and gained the wisdom and knowledge Ceridwen had intended for her son. Realising that Ceridwen would be angry, Gwion fled. She chased him. Using the powers of the potion he transformed into a hare. She became a greyhound. He became a fish and jumped into a river. She transformed into an otter. He turned into a bird; she became a hawk. Finally, he turned into a single grain of corn. Ceridwen then became a hen and being a goddess (or enchantress, depending on the version of the tale), she found and ate him without trouble. But because of the potion he was not destroyed. When Ceridwen became pregnant, she knew it was Gwion and resolved to kill the child when he was born. However, when he was born, he was so beautiful that she could not do it. So Ceridwen threw him in the ocean instead, sewing him inside a leather-skin bag. The child did not die, but was rescued on a Welsh shore (near Aberdyfi) by a prince named Elffin ap Gwyddno; the reborn infant grew to become the legendary bard Taliesin.
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amarriageoftrueminds · 6 months
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Hi! Do you have any headcanons about the Howling Commandos?
Okay well sorry in advance 'nonny but it's been that kinda day so this answer might be a bit depressing
(to offset that here's an old ask with Howlie headcanons)
14 Headcanons about the Howling Commandos:
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1 - all of the guys in the 107 who were captured by Hydra and put to work in the Krausberg POW-camp/factory later died of radiation-related cancers because of being exposed to Tesseract energy. (This was reported upon in the scientific press, post-war, and is part of the reason why people like Bruce Banner were duped into believing that the Bio-Tech Force Enhancement Project would be interested in a gamma-radiation sickness treatment.)
2 - Because Steve made the 107 famous, post-war there was a controversy of unscrupulous members of the 107 who hadn't been captured (ie. the guys who threw rotten food and homophobic jeers at Steve) claiming to have been in Krausberg. But the fact that those guys didn't develop the same health problems as real 107 rescue-ees unmasked them as valour thieves. (Especially galling for the Howlies, since Dum-Dum had had to fight for the government to officially recognise Gabe and Morita's valour in medals, as they deserved.)
3 - one of the Howlies' acquaintance Steve never got to meet was Izzy Cohen, a kid Bucky took under his wing from basic training onwards, who had lied about being underage in order to get into the Army. The same guns which Bucky and the guys were later forced to make for the Nazis turned him into a blue mist at Azzano.
4 - Gabe and Morita came from all-POC squads who were killed off completely because the Nazi guards at Krausberg were hardest on them and because they were the first Zola picked off to experiment on. (This presaged later torture by Zola of Isaiah's men, and of Asian civilians by Werner Reinhardt; both men hired by Peggy's SHIELDra).
5 - During the war Gabe once sat next to Bucky at a campfire, watching Steve perform some feat of extraordinary strength across the way, and -- thinking of his friends he had lost -- asked Bucky what Zola did to them all in the lab. Bucky couldn't talk about it...
6 - over Christmas 1943, before being deployed back to the continent, the Howlies were sent on intense specialised training in the coastal village of Aberdyfi in North Wales, under the auspices of a secretly all Jewish troop of Continental-European Commandos, called X Troop.
7 - because Monty was in with all the right chaps in the Old Boys network, he was able to give Steve et al insight into a lot of the political goings on behind the scenes in the British forces, give him a hint on which of the English intelligence-officers to dismiss due to incompetence, nepotism hiring, etc. Monty once took Steve and Bucky to the London Ritz, where the basement bar was a gay club. 👀
8 - during missions in France the Howlies met Virginia Hall, Noor Inayat Khan (Morita proposed to her while drunk), Logan Howlett (an old war buddy of Dum-Dum's), and Ernest Hemingway (whom they did not think much of: despite being just a journalist, he was waving a handgun around trying to 'liberate' the Paris Ritz... which had been long abandoned by the Nazis by the time he got there.)
9 - while filming movies as part of his USO tour, Steve was biletted at a place called Fort Roach, California, where the US Army Air Force's First Motion Picture Unit was making animated war-propaganda short movies for cinemas. While there, he got Bucky a signed animation-cell of 'Trigger Joe' and met (and punched) some actor guy called Donald Reagan??
10 - During the Allied Invasion of Sicily, the Howlies met three Brits who were introduced to Steve later on, in London. In the modern-day, Steve was delighted to discover that two of them had gone on to become famous actors after the war: one of them starred in Star Wars and another -- still alive -- in Lord of the Rings. He and Christopher Lee kept in touch (Bucky and CL agree that it's great they got the stabbing-noises right in the movies). It blew Tony's mind when he found Steve listening to an advance copy of a heavy metal album, that his 'buddy Chris' had sent him from England. Bucky kind of had a crush on him back in the day... (The third Brit the Howlies met in Sicily was 'Mad Jack' Churchill, of broadsword, longbow and bagpipe fame; Bucky wrote his Scottish dad a delighted letter about it).
11 - Steve and the guys once had to physically restrain Bucky from punching General Patton, during one of their morale-boosting visits to a Field Hospital. (One of the guys at this particular hospital had just had his leg blown off. And Bucky made sure Steve visited in his dirtied combat gear, and not looking immaculate, because he remembered how demoralising it was for bedridden pre-serum Steve if Bucky waltzed in looking all dapper, while Steve was feeling his worst.) The punishment for this incident was the Howlies having to let news crews follow them around for a week, filming propaganda newsreels.
12 - they also repeatedly got in trouble for damaging historic churches in Germany ('accidentally' blowing off the antisemitic Judensau carvings) and loitering in Nazi-occupied areas to put up anti-Nazi graffiti on public buildings (Steve loved exercising the old artistic muscles again.)
13 - after the war, Gabe became a leading light of the Civil Rights Movement in the South. He was once present for one of the Winter Soldier's assassinations in Manhattan, but didn't see who was responsible. (In another universe, where Isaiah Bradley escaped a lot sooner and managed to get to Macon, GA, he and Gabe teamed up to become a sort of Holmes-and-Watson vigilante duo.)
14 - Steve's tactical innovation for the D-Day Landings was to imitate the testudo or shield-wall formation of Roman legions. By standing at the front of one of the LCVPs as it hit the beach, holding a massive piece of steel as a shield, he was able to lead Bucky and the boys (plus 30 others, carrying a second giant shield) safely up the beach, plant the steel-shield, and then retreat to repeat this with each incoming landing craft. This was bastardised in a famous war movie, where Steve McQueen's Captain America simply did an Evel Knievel motorcycle jump over the fortifications to land on the German guns. Everyone is disappointed when Steve has to tell them he never did this. (Bucky keeps telling everyone he did... 🤦‍♀️🙄)
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moveleftslightly · 4 months
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Aberdyfi, Wales 2019.
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semper-legens · 1 year
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167. The Grey King, by Susan Cooper
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Owned: Yes Page count: 124 My summary: In the Welsh hills, Will Stanton struggles to remember his prophecy. There is something he must do, something that will help the Light, if only he can remember. Meanwhile, Bran Davies struggles with his shadowy past and the mother he doesn’t remember, while in the mountain, the Grey King is watching… My rating: 4/5 My commentary:
Welsh! It’s Wales! We’re going Welsh! Apparently Susan Cooper had family who lived in Aberdyfi, which is why this region specifically of North Wales features so heavily in this book. Which is cool! I love media that recognises that King Arthur was a Welsh hero long before he was an English one (in fact, the idea of King Arthur as an English hero was likely born just to denigrate the Welsh and keep them down as much as possible), and given that the first book is wildly Arthurian and takes place in Cornwall, it’s nice to see the Arthurian legends going back to their roots here. Anyway, check the tag for my old posts on this book, let’s go.
Bran is probably my favourite character in this series. I love this boy with the weight of the world on his shoulders. Bran’s actually a good medium between Will and the human kids, he’s involved in the Light and has mystical origins, but he’s fundamentally a human being in a way that Will only sort of is. He’s also very self-serious and moody, which is totally my type of character, let’s be real. He’s also bringing the Welsh culture. He plays the harp and speaks in Welsh, complete with teaching Will how to pronounce Welsh phonemes properly.
Which leads me onto the thing I like the most about this book - it’s very human. Most of the conflict that occurs is character conflict between the humans. Sure, the Grey King’s about, and Will and Bran have to go and collect the golden harp from the mountain, but the villain of the piece is just a shitty dude. Caradog Pritchard hates Bran because he wanted Bran’s mother, and is still upset that she chose Bran’s father Owen, and that (ambiguously) Owen stopped him assaulting her. He’s being manipulated by the Dark - when he shoots Bran’s dog, it’s because creatures called the milgwn are impersonating Bran’s dog to harrass his sheep - but his choices are his own. He could have chosen to talk to Bran’s father about Bran’s dog and come up with a solution. He didn’t have to jump to murder. And his foil is a man named John Rowlands, a man who is not of the Light but is still Light-affiliated. He’s a good man, he tries to do good things. He’s been touched by the Light, but he isn’t of the Light. It’s a more nuanced view of morality than I might expect from this kind of narrative, and I very much appreciate it.
Next up, the last book in the series, as all shall find the Light at last, silver on the tree.
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tinyshe · 2 years
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timestamps: 0:00 Rali Twm Sion & Ymdaith Gwyr Dyfnaint 2:28 Y Blewyn Glas 4:50 Difyrrwch Corbet O Ynys Maengwyn & Difyrrwch Gwyr Dolgellau & Ymdaith Caerfifili & Ty Coch Caerdydd 10:29 Ar Lan Y Mor 13:26 Dainty Davey & Hoffedd Ap Hywel 15:26 Y Gwcw Fach 17:50 Hafoty Fraich Ddu & Y Gelynnen & Y Lili 21:50 Yn Harbwr Corc 24:43 Breuddwyd Y Frenhines & Per Oslef 27:53 Cerdd Y Gog Lwydlas 30:43 Clychau Aberdyfi & Bugail Aberdyfi 34:59 Ffidl Ffadl & Y Delyn Newydd 37:47 Tra Bo Dau 43:08 Glan Bran & Ymgyrch-don Waenlwyd
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Walkies on the Wales Coast Path over Aberdyfi.
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wikiuntamed · 3 months
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Five steps of Wikipedia for Saturday, 30th December 2023
Welcome, sveiki, 欢迎 (huānyíng), ยินดีต้อนรับ (yin dee dtôn rab) 🤗 Five steps of Wikipedia from "Broginin" to "AP Stylebook". 🪜👣
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Start page 👣🏁: Broginin "Broginin is a hamlet in the community of Trefeurig, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 74.6 miles (120 km) from Cardiff and 175.7 miles (282.8 km) from London. Broginin is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru) and is part of the Ceredigion constituency in the House of Commons...."
Step 1️⃣ 👣: Aberdyfi Castle "Aberdyfi Castle is a castle located near Glandyfi, Ceredigion, in Wales. All that now remains is the motte, which is referred to as Domen Las (traditionally meaning "blue mound" in Welsh)...."
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Step 2️⃣ 👣: Brut y Tywysogion "Brut y Tywysogion (English: Chronicle of the Princes) is one of the most important primary sources for Welsh history. It is an annalistic chronicle that serves as a continuation of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae. Brut y Tywysogion has survived as several Welsh translations of an..."
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Step 3️⃣ 👣: Chronicle "A chronicle (Latin: chronica, from Greek χρονικά chroniká, from χρόνος, chrónos – "time") is a historical account of events arranged in chronological order, as in a timeline. Typically, equal weight is given for historically important events and local events, the purpose being the recording of..."
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Step 4️⃣ 👣: "Polish death camp" controversy "The terms "Polish death camp" and "Polish concentration camp" have been controversial as applied to the concentration camps and extermination camps established by Nazi Germany in German-occupied Poland. The terms have been criticized as misnomers. The terms have occasionally been used by politicians..."
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Step 5️⃣ 👣: AP Stylebook "The Associated Press Stylebook (generally called the AP Stylebook), alternatively titled The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, is a style and usage guide for American English grammar created by American journalists working for or connected with the Associated Press journalism..."
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calmgrove · 5 months
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Beach walk
Aberdyfi beach © C A Lovegrove A bracing beach walk: sand and shingle alternate, scrunch joins surf’s roar. Lone seagull mews overhead; breezes cool my heated brain.
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bikepackinguk · 7 months
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Day Eighty
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It's another day!
The eye of Storm Betty has rolled up the coast in the night, but I've been very well sheltered in a nice little forest, and the rain forecast to last through until noon hasn't materialised.
However, the winds are still swirling round and are now gusting up from the southwest up to 40mph.
So it's up and at 'em this morning for a nice blustery start with a roll across Afon Dysynni and down to Tywyn to top up on water for the day.
Out from Tywyn, it's up the hill and southward on the A493 to head round to the pretty town of Aberdyfi at the mouth of the broad River Dyfi.
There's no bridge or ferry here, so it's time for a long ride inland as the road follows the course of the river, running along the cliffsides as it runs along the south edge of Eryri National Park.
After being treated to aome good views across the river, I finally reach Dyfi Bridge and turn aouth to head past Machynlleth, and on to the busy A487 as it runs back along the other aide of the river towards the coast once more.
It's a ride through a lot of wooded areas here which, whilst not amazing for views, does offer a little protection from the gale swirling around overhead.
I get to duck off the A road at Tre'r-ddol to atrike back out to the coast proper at Ynyslas. The road out heads across the plains by the estuary and whilst there's a nice glimpse back at Aberdyfi, the wind is now able to blast solidly across the landscape and it's head down for a ways here.
The road heads straight along the coastal defenses past Morfa Borth, with the wind causing big white crests along the top of the waves.
Continuing south, there's a big hill to tackle with multiple 25% gradient warning signs, but not much to do except alog upwards. Cresting the top gives a superb view back up the coast from where I've been so far today.
The south side of the hill is a gentler descent and gives a good few miles of easy coasting through nice country lanes to head down to Clarach, before veering back up over the hills again.
The steep hill requires a serious hairpin in the road as it grinds upwards, but after aome tough work the road runs down to connect with the A487 at the outskirts of Aberystwyth.
A nice zoom downhill here and a short meander through town brings me back to the coast proper once more, with the strong winds blowing in from the sea worth enduring for a nice sit to watch the waves crash in.
I head back through town along some of the nice cycle pathing here to atop off at a supermarket for a resupply, and then have a good sit to write this up.
This wind has been quite something for the last couple of days! With the low pressure zone finally passing further north they should start to ease up a little, but in the meantime it's been quite some work to slog away with auch a headwind, so I'm calling time on today to allow a good long sit on a comfy bench and will find a spot on the outskirts of Aberystwyth to settle for the night.
TTFN!
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captainbucky-yt · 1 year
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Urggg I miss Aber 😢🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Me too 🥺 haven’t been back in… well over five years now 😩 Though I was in Aberdyfi a few months ago, which is close enough 😆
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Cerridwen
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Cerridwen was an enchantress in Welsh medieval legend. She was the mother of a hideous son, Morfran, and a beautiful daughter, Creirwy. Her husband was Tegid Foel and they lived near Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid) in north Wales. Medieval Welsh poetry refers to her as possessing the cauldron of poetic inspiration (Awen) and the Tale of Taliesin recounts her swallowing her servant Gwion Bach who is then reborn through her as the poet Taliesin. Cerridwen is regarded by many modern pagans as the Celtic goddess of rebirth, transformation, and inspiration.
According to the late medieval Tale of Taliesin, included in some modern editions of the Mabinogion, Cerridwen's son, Morfran (also called Afagddu), was hideously ugly – particularly compared with his beautiful sister Creirwy – so Cerridwen sought to make him wise in compensation. She made a potion in her magical cauldron to grant the gift of wisdom and poetic inspiration, also called Awen.
The mixture had to be boiled for a year and a day. She set Morda, a blind man, to tend the fire beneath the cauldron, while Gwion Bach, a young boy, stirred the concoction. The first three drops of liquid from this potion gave wisdom; the rest was a fatal poison. Three hot drops spilled onto Gwion's thumb as he stirred, burning him. He instinctively put his thumb in his mouth, and gained the wisdom and knowledge Cerridwen had intended for her son. Realising that Cerridwen would be angry, Gwion fled. Cerridwen chased him. Using the powers of the potion he turned himself into a hare. She became a greyhound. He became a fish and jumped into a river. She transformed into an otter. He turned into a bird; she became a hawk. Finally, he turned into a single grain of corn. She then became a hen and, being a goddess (or enchantress, depending on the version of the tale), she found and ate him without trouble. But because of the potion he was not destroyed. When Cerridwen became pregnant, she knew it was Gwion and resolved to kill the child when he was born. However, when he was born, he was so beautiful that she could not do it. She threw him in the ocean instead, sewing him inside a leather-skin bag (or set him in a coracle, depending on the story). The child did not die, but was rescued on a Welsh shore – near Aberdyfi according to most versions of the tale – by a prince named Elffin ap Gwyddno; the reborn infant grew to become the legendary bard Taliesin.
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lovewales · 3 years
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Aberdyfi  |  by Barbara Fuller
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